U.S. Census Bureau
 Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)




Annual Statistics: 2004


Table B-1.  Standard Errors of Vacancy Rates by Area:  2004
                   (Range of 68 chances out of 100)
 
 
 
    Rental                        Rate   Standard   Year-to-   Standard
                                   for   error on year diff-   error on
                                  year       rate     erencedifference\
 
United States..............      10.2        0.1        0.4        0.1
  Inside Metropolitan Areas      10.2        0.1        0.6        0.2
    In central cities......      10.8        0.2        0.9        0.2
    Not in central cities..       9.5        0.2        0.2        0.2
  Outside Metropolitan Areas     10.2        0.3       -0.4        0.4
  Northeast................       7.3        0.2        0.7        0.3
  Midwest..................      12.2        0.3        1.4        0.3
  South....................      12.6        0.2        0.1        0.3
  West.....................       7.5        0.2       -0.1        0.3
 
                                   For-rent as a percent of all housing units
 
United States..............       3.1         (z)       0.1         (z)
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       3.4         (z)       0.1        0.1
  Outside Metropolitan Areas      2.2        0.1       -0.2        0.1
  Northeast................       2.4        0.1        0.2        0.1
  Midwest..................       3.3        0.1        0.3        0.1
  South....................       3.6        0.1       -0.1        0.1
  West.....................       2.6        0.1       -0.1        0.1
 
 
     Homeowner
                                  Rate   Standard   Year-to-   Standard
                                   for   error on year diff-   error on
                                  year       rate     erencedifference\
 
United States..............       1.7         (z)        (z)        (z)
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       1.7         (z)        (z)        (z)
    In central cities......       2.2        0.1        0.2        0.1
    Not in central cities..       1.4         (z)      -0.1        0.1
  Outside Metropolitan Areas      2.0        0.1       -0.1        0.1
  Northeast................       1.1        0.1       -0.1        0.1
  Midwest..................       2.0        0.1        0.3        0.1
  South....................       2.0        0.1       -0.1        0.1
  West.....................       1.4        0.1       -0.2        0.1
 
 
                                   For-sale-only as a percent of all housing units
 
United States..............       1.1         (z)        (z)        (z)
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       1.0         (z)        (z)        (z)
  Outside Metropolitan Areas      1.2        0.1       -0.1        0.1
  Northeast................       0.6         (z)      -0.1        0.1
  Midwest..................       1.4         (z)       0.2        0.1
  South....................       1.2         (z)      -0.1         (z)
  West.....................       0.8         (z)      -0.1         (z)
 
  Z less than 0.05 percent.
  1\Difference between 2004 rates and 2003 rates.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 17, 2005